Ensemble perturbation smoother for optimizing tidal boundary conditions by assimilation of High-Frequency radar surface currents – application to the German Bight

Barth, A.; Alvera-Azcárate, A.; Gurgel, K.-W.; Staneva, J.; Port, A.; Beckers, J.-M.; Stanev, E. V.

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Ensemble perturbation smoother for optimizing tidal boundary conditions by assimilation of High-Frequency radar surface currents – application to the German Bight

A. Barth, A. Alvera-Azcárate, K.-W. Gurgel, J. Staneva, A. Port, J.-M. Beckers, and E. V. Stanev

A. Barth

GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER), MARE, AGO, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

National Fund for Scientific Research, Belgium

A. Alvera-Azcárate

GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER), MARE, AGO, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

National Fund for Scientific Research, Belgium

K.-W. Gurgel

Institute of Oceanography, University of Hamburg, Germany

J. Staneva

Institute for Coastal Research, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany

A. Port

Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Germany

J.-M. Beckers

GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER), MARE, AGO, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

National Fund for Scientific Research, Belgium

E. V. Stanev

Institute for Coastal Research, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany

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